Diamond Dishes

Baseball's star players share their favorite recipes just in time for Father's Day, in a new cookbook by Julie Loria by Carolina Santos-Neves

T he easiest way to please Dad on Father's Day is through his stomach. We've found five recipes that have the added cachet of coming directly from some of baseball's greatest players. Julie Loria tracked down the athletes' beloved recipes for her new book, Diamond Dishes: From the Kitchens of Baseball's Biggest Stars.

Even if Dad is more food fan than ball fan, he's bound to get excited by the winning recipes that A-Rod, Ryan Howard, Josh Hamilton, Johan Santana, and Chase Utley have shared with Epicurious: T-Bone Steak, Cobb Salad, Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Arepas, and Mud Pie. We can't promise they'll improve Dad's pitch, but we're sure that a taste of these favorites will make him feel like he is top of his league.

Diamond Dishes author Julie Loria studied at Paris' La Cuisine de Marie-Blanche and knows Major League Baseball inside out. She lives in New York City and Miami with husband Jeffrey Loria, owner of the Florida Marlins.